The
Les Paul and Mary Ford of lounge pop, Inara George and Greg
Kurstan return with the 2009 CD from The Bird And The Bee, Ray
Guns Are Not Just The Future. After a series of CD and EP releases,
Raygun improves upon the duos original concept with Kurstin
laying down a sonic carpet over and under Inaras lush multilayered
vocal arrangements. The two are photographed on the back of the CD
booklet looking like the century 21 version of Maxwell Smart and his
accomplice Agent 99. The CD booklet provides a complete lyric sheet
that really shines a spotlight on the duo's uncanny lyric writing.
Sure theres that retro early 60s feelMary Ford would
have loved Inaras voice and Kurstins arrangements. The
songs were co-written by both, with the multi-instrumental abilities
of Kurstan, who must be thinking here like a cross between Les Paul
and Walter Wanderly! Whats up with that 10 second instrumental,
Phil on track 9? www.TheBirdAndTheBee.com
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